Cursor up to 2.2 Setting external control of setting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Cursor up to 2.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Setting Handler. Performing a manipulation results in external control of setting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-22708. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cursor up to 2.2. This affects an unknown code of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a external control of setting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-15. One or more system settings or configuration elements can be externally controlled by a user. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Prior to 2.3, hen the Cursor Agent is running in Auto-Run Mode with Allowlist mode enabled, certain shell built-ins can still be executed without appearing in the allowlist and without requiring user approval. This allows an attacker via indirect or direct prompt injection to poison the shell environment by setting, modifying, or removing environment variables that influence trusted commands. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-22708 since 01/08/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: External control of setting
CWE: CWE-15
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cursor 2.3

Timelineinfo

01/08/2026 CVE reserved
01/14/2026 +6 days Advisory disclosed
01/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/04/2026 +21 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-22708 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22708
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-341121

Entryinfo

Created: 01/14/2026 18:05
Updated: 02/04/2026 03:14
Changes: 01/14/2026 18:05 (66), 01/17/2026 08:33 (1), 02/04/2026 03:14 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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